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‘Dracula Clause’ Protects AZ’s Medical Cannabis Consumers No Matter What Sessions Does

On January 8, 2018 By

from Phoenix New Times
by Ray Stern |January 5, 2018

Stay strong, Arizona medical-marijuana patients. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and local authorities have little power to stop you from consuming, possessing, or even growing cannabis under state law.

The 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act contains a sort of “Dracula clause”: If freedom-hating prohibitionists […]

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List of Operating Arizona Licensed Dispensaries—as of 08/30/2013

On September 5, 2013 By

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Study: Medical marijuana will create 1,500 jobs in Arizona

On April 24, 2013 By

Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 12:01 am
By JULIA SHUMWAY, Cronkite News Service

PHOENIX — When Arizona voters approved the use of medical marijuana in 2010, Steve Cottrell saw a way to combine his laboratory background and his interest in the plant he’d been studying since his 11-year-old son died of cancer more than a […]

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Public Comment Period for adding to the list of debilitating medical conditions

On May 9, 2012 By

ADHS accepts petitions to add a debilitating medical condition to the list of debilitating medical conditions for the Medical Marijuana Program in January and July of each year.

Public Comment Period for January 2012 Petitions

During the month of January 2012, ADHS accepted petitions to add to the list of debilitating medical conditions. Several of […]

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Now accepting renewal applications!

On March 23, 2012 By

The Arizona Medical Marijuana Program is now accepting renewal applications. For additional information about the renewal process, please visit the Renewal Information page of the AZDHS website.

Arizona Medical Marijuana Program Registry Identification Cardholders (cardholders) must renew their cards annually. There are various steps required to complete the renewal process that Green […]

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State Laws: Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Program

On February 27, 2012 By

SUMMARY: Just over 50 percent of voters (50.13 percent) approved Proposition 203 on November 2, 2010. The law removes state-level criminal penalties on the use and possession of marijuana by patients who have “written certification” from their physician that marijuana may alleviate his or her condition. The law took effect on April 14, 2011. Patients […]

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Arizona Medical Marijuana Program Rules & Statutes

On September 12, 2011 By

Arizona Medical Marijuana Rules

Since the release of rules on March 28, ADHS has clarified a few points.
ADHS wanted to ensure the explanation is clear for those who may have printed or read the rules previously and have posted the following clarifications:

R9-17-302(A)(5) and R9-17-304(D)(1)(f)(ii)
The 03/28/11 rules allowed applicants for a […]

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Trio of Medical Cannabis Measures Before Congress

On September 9, 2011 By

ASA Supports Bills to Reschedule, Protect Financial Services and Rein in IRS

In May, three bipartisan medical cannabis bills were introduced in Congress with support from ASA and other patient advocates. The bills would respectively reclassify cannabis as a drug with medical use, protect access to financial services for patients and providers, and rein in […]

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